#c9a3e0

Color #c9a3e0

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a3e0

RGB

rgb(201, 163, 224)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 49.6%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 27.2%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(72.22, 25.05, -25.56)

LCH

lch(72.22, 35.79, 314.42)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0944, 312.42)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 63.9%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bae0a3

Analogous

#aba3e0

#c9a3e0

#e0a3d9

Triadic

#c9a3e0

#e0c9a3

#a3e0c9

Split-complementary

#c9a3e0

#d9e0a3

#a3e0ab

Tetradic

#c9a3e0

#e0a3ba

#bae0a3

#a3e0c9

Square

#c9a3e0

#e0aba3

#bae0a3

#a3d9e0

Shades

Color #c9a3e0 mixed toward black.

#ad73d0

#9043c0

#6d3191

#482161

#241030

Tints

Color #c9a3e0 mixed toward white.

#d2b2e5

#dbc2ea

#e4d1f0

#ede0f5

#f6f0fa

Tones

Color #c9a3e0 mixed toward gray.

#c8a8db

#c7add6

#c5b2d1

#c4b7cc

#c3bcc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9d3 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbfd0 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#c7c9c6 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 21.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a3e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a3e0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c9a3e0 (#c9a3e0) is rgb(201, 163, 224) in RGB.

No, #c9a3e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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